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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#82451: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:23:19 PM

Isn't it more popular in the West than it is in Japan?

Weird, because Samus is one of the most iconic video game characters.

Admittedly, all of my friends (who aren't as big into Nintendo as I) call Ridley "The Dragon". They also call the Yellow Devil "Blob Monster".

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#82452: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:24:42 PM

Hyper realistic Metroid semi-horror game when?

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#82453: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:28:35 PM

Yeah, it has a lot of non-characters but Sakurai has stated that he deliberately keeps the Kirby characters lower than the other main franchises so as to not seem biased.

And then Meta Knight was the most OP thing in the entire franchise. Boy howdy he sure did an ace job avoiding bias huh?

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
BlitzTrain Since: Apr, 2014
#82454: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:28:45 PM

Splatoon launched on a "Long dead console?"

Popularity aside, there is one major problem the Metroid series has for Smash, Samus is pretty much the only character IN the games (To my knowledge anyway, everyone else is in backstory or the rare mission control). Prime corruption tried to work on that, but IMO that part didn't work. So other than armor and zero Samus there isn't much to draw from for fighters, especially since Ridly apparently isn't happening.

edited 2nd Nov '15 5:29:56 PM by BlitzTrain

NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#82455: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:31:03 PM

I'd argue Dark Samus could represent Prime (specifically Prime 3) in the same manner that Rosalina represents the Mario Galaxy games, but that's another Samus now. Isn't it?

...I know, we could have Fusion Suit Samus.

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FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#82456: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:36:26 PM

[up][up][up] Balance oversights are not equal to being biased, especially when you're not exactly balancing the game for competitive purposes.

ConstipatedWaffle For The Most Ridley-culous Cause from The Edge Of Insanity Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
For The Most Ridley-culous Cause
#82457: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:38:32 PM

If anything I think we'll just get Sylux next game. Can't remember where from now but I remember someone high up on the Nintendo ladder saying they want to push Sylux as a rival for Samus going forward.

I'd prefer Dark Samus myself.

Also for the record Bandanna Dee (and Magolar for that matter) is a really popular ballot request in Japan. I wouldn't be surprised if he got in, given multiple characters from the ballot.

edited 2nd Nov '15 5:39:31 PM by ConstipatedWaffle

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#82458: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:55:14 PM

How would Bandana Dee function? His first appearance was as a Joke Boss and all he has to fight with is his spear.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#82459: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:55:48 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if K. Rool, Wolf, Inkling, Isaac, Bandana Dee, Shovel Knight, and Shantae made it in.

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Enderspy (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: In bed with a green-skinned space babe
#82460: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:58:31 PM

[up][up]The same way he functions in Return to Dream Land.

BlitzTrain Since: Apr, 2014
#82461: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:58:57 PM

You can do a lot with a spear. And I've never heard of Sylux, so... No clue how that would work as a Samus rival?

[up][up]I could live with those, though one way or another I'll survive anyway. Hopefully we get some information whenever that Direct is.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#82462: Nov 2nd 2015 at 5:59:40 PM

Return to Dreamland already gives him plenty of moves that could be translated into Smash. He has

A possible side special (throwing the spear)

A recovery (spinning the spear)

A multi-hit jab (the basic spear combo)

A D-Air (a stall-and-fall attack like Greninja and Toon Link's D-Air)

I'm sure they can fill in the rest.

edited 2nd Nov '15 6:00:03 PM by FullMoon

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#82463: Nov 2nd 2015 at 6:06:50 PM

[up][up][up][up]ISAAC NEEDS TO BE IN SMASH.

edited 2nd Nov '15 6:07:28 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

IceAnt573 Forever not amused. Since: May, 2015
Forever not amused.
#82464: Nov 2nd 2015 at 6:40:35 PM

I can still go for some Advance Wars. Advance Wars needs to come back...

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#82465: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:03:59 PM

Bandana Dee would make for a good spear moveset.

Though personally I want them to Luigify Lucina by giving her some lance attacks.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#82466: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:13:09 PM

I think that enough can be done to Lucina to change her up without adding in lances. The skill systems, actually giving Lucina a unique roll to fill...

IceAnt573 Forever not amused. Since: May, 2015
Forever not amused.
#82467: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:23:18 PM

Possibly an Aether that can heal damage?

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#82468: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:38:02 PM

Sylux was one of the other bounty hunters in Metroid Prime:Hunters. He was also one of the most popular out of all of them, if the most popular. IIRC, he has a longstanding grudge against Samus.

edited 2nd Nov '15 7:38:27 PM by strawberryflavored

MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#82469: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:55:07 PM

Also I believe his ship appeared in a stinger during Prime 3?

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#82470: Nov 2nd 2015 at 7:57:33 PM

It was confirmed via Word of God that it was him, yeah.

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#82471: Nov 2nd 2015 at 8:41:44 PM

Sylux is Sylux.The few times they've stooped to pronouns, they've called Sylux "it".

Between that and how positively wasp-waisted the character design is, I think Retro's plan was to pull a Samus Is a Girl all over again.

Regardless, yeah, Sylux would be interesting if it ever manages another appearance.

edited 2nd Nov '15 8:42:41 PM by Pulse

I sure said that!
Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#82472: Nov 3rd 2015 at 12:48:10 AM

Ridley isn't being considered because of a damn meme. Welp, guess that's what a kilogram and a half monkey brain accounts for in the end.

Dark Samus it is, as the third most consistent recurring character in the franchise. And Prime representation, as much as they like to pretend it didn't happen, they were better than Other M.

TechPowah Just a simple hero from the room down the hall Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Just a simple hero
#82473: Nov 3rd 2015 at 12:54:13 AM

For the record, on the question of who the current tallest in the game is, if it's not Ganon then it's Bowser, looking at the basic standing animations.

edited 3rd Nov '15 12:55:35 AM by TechPowah

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KSoniK Since: Jan, 2015
#82474: Nov 3rd 2015 at 4:23:44 AM

Otherwise the series is a consistent million seller, which is decent, but hardly great.

That's still pretty good, considering how many of franchises Nintendo has rarely, if ever, manages to have games selling a million copies.

Heck, I was a little surprised when I first knew that the first two GS games each sold a million copies, considering it's not exactly Mario or Pokemon.

For reference, here are the list of Nintendo published games that sold at least a million copies. The list was released in early 2015 so it's a bit outdated in light of Splatoon and Super Mario Maker not being included in the list, but other wise it's mostly up-to-date

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#82475: Nov 3rd 2015 at 5:15:26 AM

[up]You also have to keep in mind this is a general trend among the whole video game industry nowadays. It isn't just Nintendo.

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